Completing the Square

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What is the process of completing the square?

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How do you find 'c' when completing the square?

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What is a perfect square trinomial?

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What is the vertex form of a quadratic equation?

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What is the significance of the vertex in a quadratic function?

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The vertex represents the maximum or minimum point of the parabola, depending on the direction it opens.

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How do you convert a standard form quadratic equation to vertex form?

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What is the axis of symmetry in a quadratic function?

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What is the discriminant of a quadratic equation?

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What does it mean if the discriminant is positive?

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If the discriminant is positive, the quadratic equation has two distinct real roots.

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What does it mean if the discriminant is zero?

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If the discriminant is zero, the quadratic equation has exactly one real root (a repeated root).